Longshots #222: From solitary to social: creating an academic library for the whole student

March 17, 2010

Sarah talks with Brian Mathews, assistant university librarian, University of California-Santa Barbara, about making academic libraries more user-sensitive. Brian's work explores the way academic libraries can adapt services to serve the whole student versus just their current projects. He discusses the seven categories that describe the spectrum of student needs: academic, social, entertainment and recreational, service, personal, travel, and rejuvenation.

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 Brian Mathews  University of California  Santa Barbara  Academic Libraries